Matt Bartkowski

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Matt Bartkowski
Born (1988-06-04) June 4, 1988
Mt. Lebanon, PA, USA
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight 196 lb (89 kg; 14 st 0 lb)
Position Defense
Shoots Left
NHL team (P)
Cur. team 		Boston Bruins
Providence Bruins (AHL)
NHL Draft 190th overall, 2008
Florida Panthers
Playing career 2010–present

Matt Bartkowski (born June 4, 1988) is an American professional ice hockey defenseman who currently plays for the Boston Bruins in the National Hockey League.

Playing career

Bartkowski played high school hockey at Mt. Lebanon High School in suburban Pittsburgh. He was selected by the Florida Panthers in the 7th Round (190th overall) of the 2008 NHL Entry Draft following his final year in the USHL with the Lincoln Stars.

On March 3, 2010, the Panthers traded Bartkowski, along with Dennis Seidenberg, to the Boston Bruins for Byron Bitz, Craig Weller, and a 2nd round 2010 NHL Entry Draft choice.[1] On April 29, 2010, Bartkowski was then signed to a two-year entry with the Bruins.[2]

On January 10, 2011, Bartkowski made his NHL debut for the Boston Bruins against his hometown team, the Pittsburgh Penguins. The Bruins went on to win the game 4-2, with Bartkowski registering 2 penalty minutes.[3]

On June 15, 2011, the Boston Bruins won the Stanley Cup in game 7 against the Vancouver Canucks. Bartkowski got to take part in the Bruins celebration and he also got to raise the Stanley Cup without playing a single playoff game with the Bruins.[4] He did not, however, have his name engraved on the Stanley Cup, as a player to have his name inscribed must have played at least 41 games for the championship team during the regular season (provided the player remains with the team when they win the Cup) or played in at least one game of the Stanley Cup Finals.[5]

On May 13, 2013, Bartowski scored his first NHL goal, notching a playoff goal during Boston's Game 7 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs in the Conference Quarterfinals of the 2013 Stanley Cup playoffs.[6]

Awards and honours

Award Year
All-CCHA Rookie Team 2008-09 [7]
  • Selected as a member of the USHL First All-Star Team (2008).[8]

Career statistics

    Regular season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2006–07Lincoln StarsUSHL573699530002
2007–08Lincoln StarsUSHL6043741135814510
2008–09Ohio State UniversityCCHA415152046—————
2009–10Ohio State UniversityCCHA396121899—————
2010–11Providence BruinsAHL695182342—————
2010–11Boston BruinsNHL60004—————
2011–12Boston BruinsNHL30000—————
2011–12Providence BruinsAHL503192238—————
2012–13Providence BruinsAHL56321245650554
2012–13Boston BruinsNHL11022671124
NHL totals 20 0 2 2 10 7 1 1 2 4

References

  1. ↑ "Bruins trade Bitz, Weller for Seidenberg". ESPN. 2010-03-03. Retrieved 2010-07-12. 
  2. ↑ "Bruins sign Bartkowski". Boston Bruins. 2010-04-29. Retrieved 2011-01-02. 
  3. ↑ Matt Bartkowski, Bruins - Stats - NHL.com - Players
  4. ↑ http://www.ohiostatebuckeyes.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=87731&SPID=10406&ATCLID=205160700&DB_OEM_ID=17300
  5. ↑ "NHL.com— Stanley Cup Fun Facts". NHL. Retrieved 2006-07-15. 
  6. ↑ http://bruins.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=670841
  7. ↑ "Matt Bartkowski Biography". Ohio State Buckeyes. 2010-05-06. Retrieved 2010-05-06. 
  8. ↑ National Hockey League (2010). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book/2011. Dan Diamond and Associates. p. 278. ISBN 978-1-60078-422-4. 

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